The day-to-day challenges faced by businesses takeconstant attention from internal resources. Those resourcescan be overburdened when new internal and externaldemands command attention as well. OpenVMS systemadministrators are faced with two key security concernsbrought on by such new demands. The first is that intodays business environment, managing a system requiresaccess to a number of participantsprogrammers,operators, third-party consultants and vendorsand thislevel of access increases the security risk to the system.The second concern is how to comply with new laws(e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley, Graham-Leech-Bliley, etc.),industry-wide pressures and more strict auditing demandsthat are forcing companies to examine how they developand adhere to security policies and keep customer data private.With the HP OpenVMS System Security Audit service,businesses can choose the level of support they need toassess and handle their security concerns by partneringwith experienced HP consultants who can efficiently andexpertly accomplish the defined tasks. Internal ITresources can concentrate on day-to-day activities andreceive the precise knowledge they need to maintainsecurity at a level that todays environment demands.Quickly assess system security.Expert and nonexpert OpenVMS administrators canbenefit by dramatically reducing the time and effortrequired to analyze, maintain and report on securitysettings and/or policies of their OpenVMS system. Byrelying on HPs experience and proven implementationmethodology in this area, businesses can have theconfidence that system security issues have been analyzed against industry security practices and willreceive documented recommendations for putting aneffective security management system in place.The goal of the HP OpenVMS System Security Auditservice is to provide customers with: A security audit to assess OpenVMS system security A complete report that identifies vulnerabilities andsuggests actions to correct exposures A comprehensive understanding of their OpenVMSsecurity settings  A solution for continued security management andsystem auditingBy employing industry practices, security managementbecomes an asset rather than a threat and frees upvaluable internal resources to focus attention on otherbusiness-critical initiatives.HP OpenVMS System Security Audit serviceHP Services